<p class="speakable">The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/washington-dc" rel="noopener" target="_blank">nation’s capital</a> saw one of its most violent weekends of the year after 12 people were shot across the city over the span of just nine hours, police said.</p><p class="speakable">The violence in Washington, D.C., began on Friday at around 5:30 p.m., after a teenage girl was shot on southeast Yuma Street, <a href="https://www.fox5dc.com/news/violent-dc-weekend-12-shot-including-child-several-near-howard-university" rel="noopener" target="_blank">FOX 5 reported.</a> Just 15 minutes later, a teenage boy was reportedly struck by a bullet on 50th Street.</p><p>Two hours later, a man was shot on 16th Street in the northwest area of the city.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/1-dead-4-wounded-after-shooting-new-york-city-police-say" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>1 DEAD, 4 WOUNDED AFTER SHOOTING IN NEW YORK CITY, POLICE SAY</strong></a></p><p>At 8:18 p.m., a 5-year-old boy’s face was grazed by a bullet while on Savannah Terrace in the southeast, according to FOX 5.</p><p>The violence continued just minutes later, when three men, one woman and a teenage boy were shot just steps from Howard University’s campus, as the school was hosting a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/suspect-arrested-deadly-tuskegee-university-homecoming-shooting" rel="noopener" target="_blank">homecoming event</a>.</p><p>While none of the victims were students at the school, one individual is reportedly enrolled at <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/maryland" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Maryland’s Morgan State</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dc-violence-has-grown-far-more-deadly-despite-dems-claiming-30-year-low" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>DC VIOLENCE HAS GROWN FAR MORE DEADLY, DESPITE DEMS CLAIMING 30-YEAR LOW</strong></a></p><p>Police arrested two 19-year-old suspects and recovered three guns in connection with the shooting at the university, according to FOX 5. However, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/crime" rel="noopener" target="_blank">authorities said</a> more individuals may have been involved.</p><p>As the night continued, two men were reportedly shot on Benning Road in the city’s northeast area.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-democrats-ripped-social-media-over-bonkers-reactions-trumps-dc-crime-plan-massive-liar" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>TOP DEMOCRATS RIPPED ON SOCIAL MEDIA OVER 'BONKERS' REACTIONS TO TRUMP'S DC CRIME PLAN: 'MASSIVE LIAR'</u></strong></a></p><p>Hours later, on Saturday morning, another man was critically injured after being shot on Hiatt Place in the northwest, the outlet reported.</p><p>The carnage comes as President <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/donald-trump" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> has continued to deploy the National Guard throughout the city in an effort to curb instances of violent crime plaguing residents throughout the nation’s capital.</p><p><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p><p>Police are continuing to search for suspects connected to each shooting, with the weekend marking one of the most <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/blue-cities-trumps-crosshairs-after-dc-police-takeover" rel="noopener" target="_blank">crime-ridden stretches</a> since the year began, FOX 5 reported.</p><p>The Metropolitan Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.</p>